Tallmadge double murder suspect could face death penalty if convicted

The man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend and their five-year-old son will have his initial court appearance on Friday morning. 39-year-old Daniel T. Tighe is facing charges of aggravated murderMore >>

The man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend and their five-year-old son made his first court appearance on Friday morning.

39-year-old Daniel T. Tighe is facing charges of aggravated murder and domestic violence. A judge set his bond at $1M.More >>

On a beautiful fall day, a somber occasion as family and friends gathered at Donavan Bagnoli Funeral Home Friday.Calling hours were held for Wendy and Peyton Ralston. The mother and her five-year-old sonMore >>

The calling hours for Wendy and Peyton Ralston were held Friday in Tallmadge. Friends and family are pulling together through tough time. More >>

At the home where police believe Wendy Ralston and her 5-year-old son, Peyton, were murdered, the 24-hour police guard is gone. That said, behind-the-scenes intensive investigation continues. The homeMore >>

At the home where police believe Wendy Ralston and her 5-year-old son, Peyton, were murdered, the 24-hour police guard is gone. That said, behind-the-scenes intensive investigation continues. The homeMore >>

The Summit County Medical Examiner has confirmed a body found is that of missing Tallmadge mother Wendy Ralston.More >>

The deaths of a Tallmadge mother and her young son are being investigated as a double homicide.

The bodies of Wendy Ralston, 31, and her son, Peyton, 5, were found wrapped in a comforter set in a wooded area in the 500 block of Stone Creek Drive on August 10.More >>

SUMMIT COUNTY, OH (WOIO) -

New details in the double murder of a Tallmadge mother and her young son.

Summit County Prosecuting Attorney Sherri Bevan Walsh announced that her office filed an indictment against Daniel Tighe, 39, for the murders of Wendy Ralston and their five-year-old son, Peyton.

Tighe is charged with:

Aggravated Murder with two specifications for death

Murder

Two counts of Tampering with Evidence, felonies of the third degree

Two counts of Domestic Violence, felonies of the fourth degree

Two counts of Gross Abuse of a Corpse, felonies of the fifth degree

If convicted of aggravated murder with at least one death specification, Tighe can be sentenced to death.

"October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and unfortunately, this case illustrates how a violent domestic relationship can easily turn deadly and how children, who often witness the abuse, are not immune to the same violence," said Prosecutor Walsh. "While Domestic Violence does not always escalate to murder, close to a third of all female murder victims were killed by an intimate partner."

Tighe has been in the Summit County Jail since October 3. An arraignment date is not yet set.

As millions of residents in north Georgia prepare for a total solar eclipse next Monday afternoon, eye care experts are warning the damage suffered from looking at the eclipse could be significant, and potentially permanent.

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